Talks to resurrect a long-mooted plan to pipe gas from other parts of the EU to Ukraine via Slovakia - and thus reduce Russia's leverage over the interim administration in Kyiv - are finally underway. However, the noises surrounding the meetings are not universally positive.
Business New Europe: Ukraine looks to Slovakia to help reduce Russian gas leverage
Ukraine has long been looking for ways to reduce its dependence on Russian gas, in a bid to reduce Moscow's leverage over it.
